Use of Emergency Medication in Adult Patients with Epilepsy: A Multicentre Cohort Study from Germany.
Jeannette KadelSebastian BauerAnke M HermsenIlka ImmischLara KayKarl Martin KleinSusanne KnakeKatja MenzlerPhilipp S ReifFelix RosenowAdam StrzelczykPublished in: CNS drugs (2019)
In most cases, unsuitable benzodiazepines with slow absorption due to oral administration were prescribed, or buccal midazolam solution was used off-label in adults. Furthermore, inappropriate use of emergency medication at every seizure was reported by a substantial number of participating patients.